Shoe-fastener.



J. R; HOPKINS.

SHOE PASTBNER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.28, 1912.

Patented Mar= 18, 1913.

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'provemehts' 'in' Sl1oe-Fasteners, of which the hooks in the upperor the holes therein, thus,- in] this invention consists UNITED STATES PATE JAMES R. HOPKINS, or VINE onovn, KENTUGKY,|ASSIG1\TOR or WOODS, OF VINE GRO enon-rns'rnnnn.

To all whom it may concern. .7 Be it known that I JAMES R. HorK'INs, a citizen of the United tates, residing at Vine Grove, in the county of Hardin and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Imfollowing is .a' specification.

The invention relates to shoe fasteners and has for its primary object to provide a device ofthis' character in which the u per of a shoe may be fastened. without t e use of ordinary lacings or buttons thereby avoiding the "necessity'of fixing the usual eyelets '01 forming of button. manner, the dam trousers ortskirt Twill obvie aging of the ated.

Another object of'the" invention-isthe -pro vision of a fastener of this charactrwhere in the same will be partially-concealed from view when the upper has been fastened about the ankle and leg portion of; the wearer thereby givin a neat appearance to the shoe when also avoiding thebuttoning or lacing of the shoe. 1 p

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fastener'w'hich can be readily andeasily-mounted upon the shoe upper and that possesses simplicity of construction as well as reliability and eflioiency when used, and a'lso that may be manufactured at a minimum co t. With these and other objects in view the in the construction, oombination and arrangementof parts as will hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim-hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a'fragmentary perspective view of a shoe upper showing the same partly open with the fastener constructed in accordance with the invention applied thereto. Fi 2 is a sectional view through the upper mowing the fastener in securing or closed position. Fig. 3 is a persgective view of the fastener removed from t e upper with its jaw in open or releasing position. I i y Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews in the drawing.

g eferring to the drawing by numerals 5 designates generally a portion of a .shoe upper of the ordinary well-known construe.

Specification of'Letters Patent. iv Application filed Iebruary 28, 1912. Serial N 0. 680,449. g

s11 .eyes 13 t base and of lever 14, the same being formed with an eye Slld and inwardly t base a Fixed nary manner in the of the flap? so tha wing or lever after t closed and looked in avoiding the accident While the shoev is bei It is of course understood that bar of fasteners may be ed upon the shoe upper require. -When swinging the wing or lever 14 outwardly and inwar edge of the lip 17 will contact edge 19 of the base and on y upon 11 said base; thereby holding with the beveled pressing in wardl become locked o the flap closed and fastened.

connection with that 'th vii, KENTUCKY.

tion, in this instanceillustrated.wthe type common-to womens shoes and having the any other N OFFICE ONE-HALF TO oi Patented iii e 18. 1913.

ings 9 through which are passed stitches 10 although medium ma suitable fastening y be employed for connecting the id base to the shoe upper 5 with one edge ofthe gap or opening in one end edge of the base 8 parallel slots c5 Provided are spaced 6 therein.

11 forming an intermediate reient'tongue 12 and outer pivot receivin he same being bent from the said between'which is arranged one end .anoutwardly bowed swinging wing or e. free end of the lfi'receiving a'p ivot 16 passed through the eyes 13 for hingedly "King or lever to the connecting the Said base plate. Formed on win or lever 14 is an turned resilient lip 1 provided with a veled edge 18 adapted to contact with and e over a correspondingly beveled edge 19 formed at the opposite on of the base 8 when e said' lever or wing is swuiig outwardlv e said lever or wing oward the gainst accidental opening movement. to or integral with th 14 1s a hook 20 the s upper 5 so that wili be locked to the c wing or lever arne adapted to engage an eye member 21 clenched in the ordithe beveled From the foregoing lining at the inner side t on the closing of the he hook 20 has been engaged in the eve member 21 the flap will be such position, thereby al opening of the flap ng worn.

1 any numemployed or iimunh as the. occasion may dly toward the upper the wing the lip will 1 us description, taken in the drawing, it is thought e construct-ion, combinat on and 0per- I goinprising a flat stationary plate a slightly ing plate and having a beveled edge adapted to snap over the beveled edge of the stationery ,plate for locking said plates together, and a catch finger mounted on the outer face of the swinging plate and adapted to en age in an eyelet on the bringing of the pates together.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence ,of two Witnesses.

t JAMES R. HOPKINS.

Witnesses: i I

V. T. MQDONOUGH, M. P; ALLEN.

ation of the invention will be clearly understood and therefore, a tmore'extended explana tion has been omitte v' What is claimed is v As anarticle of manufacture, a fastener outwardly bowed swinging plate pivoted to said-stationary plate, a beveled edge formed on the stationar plate, an in-turned resilient lip integrally formed with said s'wingcopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents, Washington, D. C. 4 

